Poetry has many forms that have either changed over the years or become very much of a tradition; staying the same. Haiku is one of the prose areas that has done both.
Haikus are fragile little verses that carry immense poetic weight and provide a formidable creative workout for the poet.
I’ve seen many “takes” on the idea of what a true haiku is supposed to look like lately, but even though there have been some brave and near-successful attempts, because no one seems to quite get it, I thought it best to put up front, sooner than later, the true definition of haiku and its origins.
Some writers compose poems in Haiku style. Poems written in this style often leave the reader scratching his/her head and wondering if what they just read was meaningful.
A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. The English version consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable count.
Description of haiku and how to do one.
A brief history and definition of the haiku poetic form, with two haiku of my own for exercise…
How to get into the habit of haiku. Third in part of a series of finding your own way on the haiku path and retaining the authenticity of haiku.
How to haiku and do it well. 2nd in part of a series of finding your own way on the haiku path and retaining the authenticity of haiku.
There are many ways of expressing one’s thoughts and one of them is through poetry. However, this type of creative writings is not restricted to poetry alone because it may come in many different types. Haiku is one such type.